Greetings Elder Sister

It was irie reading your post and gave I the sistren perception of what is taking place here. This livity of RasTafari has taught us the value of dialogue through raspectful reasoning . I as a rastaman in south africa is dissapointed with the points , the i raised and the manner in which that has been done appears as if its an outsider talking.
Sister Roots has written somewhere that Haile Sellasie is like a diamond which when struck by light at different angles reflect different aspects.

1. Racism can never be wished away it is a reality that black still face even today in this world. Rastafari man & wombman are not racist ; our indifferent attitude at times to others may be times at times due to the historical and sociological realities and that tension between affirming my self as a blackman and and African and avoiding being classified as a racist will always exist.
Further I do not overstand your distinction between what you call american rasta and jamaican rasta; Is it not the House of Nyabhingi with its head quarters in JA which says no intimate links/ relations with whites in its giudelines ? dont you classify as a bhingi rasta ( as you claim in one of the interviews here on the net ? so how do explain that part of the guideline ? Doesn't the boboshanti order of Bulls Bay talk also about Black Supremacy? Dont you get those rastas in JA ? Ratafari will always be concerned about blackness ; about africaness!
We did not make the racist laws with all its flaws ! Like Garvey taught us we want to uplift our people the black people ! What does ras SAM Brown say in his 10 point on the rastafar movement ( refer to point no4 ) is he racist ! no ways ! is his not Jamaican ?

2.Your view of " Egyptian history or cultural practice of African tribes " and the bible reveals person stucked to a certain epoch and stage of the development of our movement.It is not only " american rasta " who are concerned about Egypt and African tribes- it is all conscious rastas ! The fact that elders were only exposed to the bible is not going to confine us to that only especially when we read that His Majesty as a youth read all those books of Egypt.Did you hear Mutabarukas song PEOPLES COURT 1 & 2 ? is he not a " JA RASTA" ? information leads to transformation !! Further we based here in SA were exposed to christ - insanity which we had to liberate our selves from and the bible criticised and condemned most of the practices of our people - so to find a way of expressing our view yet not sound like the " settler colonisers was a great challenge and the ancient history of EGYPT AND ETHIOPIA HAS HELPED A LOT . it is essential for rasta to overstand it so that one can appreciate the bible better.

3.You appear as someone who is really confused or under some illusion! You criricise views expressed here only polygamy but make example of race relation using Bob and Cindy .Was Bob not married to Rita ? I think you have to be consistent!IT IS BEVAHOR LIKE Bob's THAT makes other people accept polgamy ;for record I DO NOT THINK IT IS A GOOD THING !

4.how can you glorify JA? ALL CONSCIOUS RASTAS know that Africa is their HOME .Ask any bob ask any bhingi ! WHAT IS IT THAT YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT ,JA as home ? ONLY THE CAPTURED AND THE CONQUERED ONES SEE JA as home !

5.Your view about the christian churches makes me doubt your rasta foundation ! You even here in SA THERE MORE CHURCHES THAN SCHOOLS.The apartheid government made sure that they build as many churches as bars .The reasons for that are obvious ! I dont rasta view of KRST is the same as those of CHRIST- insanity! THAT IS MADNESS ! for rasta it is not only a question of acceptance and going to heaven ! no ways no god in a skies !

6. The EOC does not accept the IVINITY OF HIM! iN FACT FOR THEM Ethipian history sems to start with Makeda and Solomon ! Kush history dates back even before Adam and Eve so in as much as some of us appreciate EOC role but we want the full story not half story which our glory !

Lastly I think you need to liberate yourself from the christ-INSANITY infection and pollution!

All respect to you. You are an elder in this road but iron sharpen iron for goodness.Fire burn for unification no segregation and fragmentation dividing rasta cntinentally.
fire burn!

selah